rants and ramblings, sidehacks & bikes, cars, arts, and others.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Webbed out
Spiderman stopped by for a cuppa after a long day of web-slinging today, and he crashed out. I haven't the heart to wake him.
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
The Mighty Quim
I went to see the Avengers movie today - not the shit-brit movie from the 90's, the new one with superheroes in.
Its really, really good, I wish I'd seen it sooner and despite the picture being a little out of focus at the top of the screen and the arse-numbing chairs in the local Showcase (not to mention the locals troughing through nosebags) I had a really good time.
The action is pretty much non stop, brilliantly shot, perfectly paced and even though there's a ton of fistfights, gun battles, explosions and Iron man (fuckin LOVE Iron man) it never becomes too much or hard to take in - I'm aiming that at you Michael Bay. From the assembling of the Avengers to the mega-battle against Loki and his space baddies - which takes up most of the film its a proper blockbuster with (almost) some substance and each character is given their fair share of screentime, Joss Whedon really knows his shiz.
There are moments of exposition of course, there has to be, but they are filled with snappy well written dialogue, little in-jokes and often really funny to and fro between characters as they see who can piss highest. (Spoiler alert - Its the Hulk).
But for me the cherry on the cake was Loki referring to Black Widow as a 'Quim'. I nearly spat my Pepsi. I haven't heard that term used for years - its now back in my vocabulary - and it made me laugh when no-one else did, I wonder if it means the same in the U.S. as it does over here?
Quim.
Its really, really good, I wish I'd seen it sooner and despite the picture being a little out of focus at the top of the screen and the arse-numbing chairs in the local Showcase (not to mention the locals troughing through nosebags) I had a really good time.
The action is pretty much non stop, brilliantly shot, perfectly paced and even though there's a ton of fistfights, gun battles, explosions and Iron man (fuckin LOVE Iron man) it never becomes too much or hard to take in - I'm aiming that at you Michael Bay. From the assembling of the Avengers to the mega-battle against Loki and his space baddies - which takes up most of the film its a proper blockbuster with (almost) some substance and each character is given their fair share of screentime, Joss Whedon really knows his shiz.
There are moments of exposition of course, there has to be, but they are filled with snappy well written dialogue, little in-jokes and often really funny to and fro between characters as they see who can piss highest. (Spoiler alert - Its the Hulk).
But for me the cherry on the cake was Loki referring to Black Widow as a 'Quim'. I nearly spat my Pepsi. I haven't heard that term used for years - its now back in my vocabulary - and it made me laugh when no-one else did, I wonder if it means the same in the U.S. as it does over here?
Quim.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Prepared in store.
I nearly bought a bun today, hot bacon and egg from Morrisons, it said on it as if to tempt me even further, 'Prepared in store'.
Prepared in store is the Morrisons - and any other supermaket, mini mart or happy shopper's way of having us believe its 'better' somehow cos it hasnt been made off site by some soul-less machine churning out approximations of food. "Its prepared in store Sir, it has been lovingly crafted by our finest Boulangerers (I made that word up) and once prepared its is sent via carrier butterfly to our bespoke wrapping facility on the top floor where it is gently wrapped in the finest papers know to man ready for your delectation.
I was convinced, then I thought about it.
When I was at school there was a dude who came in late once and his excuse was "I was sniffing glue last night" (ask yer dad) "and I got so high I woke up in France, I had to swim back, thats why I'm late"
He works in Sainsburys now.
In fact when I thought about it more, most of the bottom 10% of my year at school went on to work in supermarkets or fast food joints when they left - I assuming the others couldn't pass the "can you stand on one leg?" entrance exam.
Yeah, thanks Mr Morrison but no, I don't think I'll have the 'Prepared in store' bacon and egg bun you offer, not when I know the kind of person who might have prepared it.
Prepared in store is the Morrisons - and any other supermaket, mini mart or happy shopper's way of having us believe its 'better' somehow cos it hasnt been made off site by some soul-less machine churning out approximations of food. "Its prepared in store Sir, it has been lovingly crafted by our finest Boulangerers (I made that word up) and once prepared its is sent via carrier butterfly to our bespoke wrapping facility on the top floor where it is gently wrapped in the finest papers know to man ready for your delectation.
I was convinced, then I thought about it.
When I was at school there was a dude who came in late once and his excuse was "I was sniffing glue last night" (ask yer dad) "and I got so high I woke up in France, I had to swim back, thats why I'm late"
He works in Sainsburys now.
In fact when I thought about it more, most of the bottom 10% of my year at school went on to work in supermarkets or fast food joints when they left - I assuming the others couldn't pass the "can you stand on one leg?" entrance exam.
Yeah, thanks Mr Morrison but no, I don't think I'll have the 'Prepared in store' bacon and egg bun you offer, not when I know the kind of person who might have prepared it.
Ode to a cave.
I know Hockney has done this years before and probably much better than I, but I wanted to record the momentous time my garage was clear - just for once.
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Ken Fillion
late 80's deck. I have a couple, I might post more soon.
M-zone stickers - ask yer dad - and a hacked
'SKATEBAORDING IS NOT A CRIME'
sticker... but badly hacked.
(yeah that is a one gallon tin of immortality back there...
has to be ingested anally though so I'm still 50/50 on it)
Monday, 21 May 2012
NEW DELIVERY!
SWEET! Fresh in, boxfresh and 4 brand new, hot outta the mould MUNNYWORLD figures from KIDROBOT, my favourite toy shop.
These are the sweet new 7inch versions of TRIKKY, RAFFY and FOOMI.
I cant wait to paint them.
Thing is, they might have to wait in line behind this lot!
Yeah. Looking at them all now, I think I might need therapy.
Still, if they look as good as the last ones I painted
that might be therapy in itself...
7inch Glow in the dark Munny...
4inch Mini Munny...
4inch Mini Trikky...
4inch Mini Raffy.
This Raffy was the first one I painted,
when I began I had only one idea about how to paint him, this is it.
Geddit?..
one idea.
Maybe on his 7inch brother I'll drill out 2 eye holes and leave them empty
cos right now I have no idea what I'm going to paint on any of them.
(See what I did there?)
Thankyou I'm here all week.
Sunday, 20 May 2012
30 minute treehouse
We were playing outside today - war as usual - when I thought it might be a good idea to have a lookout post in the tree.
30 minutes (or so) later and we had a neat little machine gun platform...
hammer and nails and measurements by eye...
the legs, its like 7 feet high....
nailing down the platform...
job done. it aint pretty but it works and all the lumber was just laying around so it cost nuffink.
sweet.
Friday, 18 May 2012
MEXICO WEEK
We had a week full of Mexico themed events at work this week, a great atmosphere and I think it broke the funk we have all been experiencing for a while.
I had to break out the Luchador mask.
I'll fight ya, but nooo buttin'
(thanks for the pic Mistress Kenobi)
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)